The Harrison School of Pharmacy was established to serve the broad interests of the citizens of the State of Alabama which now extend into the global community.

The School pursues its mission in the Land Grant tradition through:

Teaching and learning which prepare a diverse student body to be competent pharmacists and scientists who are able to provide and improve primary health care to Alabama's citizens by:

1. Collaborating with other health professionals in providing high quality drug treatment;
2. Influencing the development of public health policy related to drug treatment;
3. Promoting wellness and assisting in improved access to cost effective, primary care;
4. Participating in health care research;
5. Engaging in specialized and general education throughout their professional careers;
6. Contributing to the professional education of students who are future health care providers.

Research that enhances the health and quality of life of Alabama's citizens by:

1. Participating in the development of new drugs;
2. Improving the use of existing drugs;
3. Creating innovative services and products;
4. Designing and evaluating the delivery of pharmaceutical care;
5. Improving the outcomes of pharmaceutical education,
6. Re-engineering pharmaceutical care delivery systems.

Outreach to Alabama's citizens, health care providers, businesses, industries and agencies by:

1. Delivering pharmaceutical care;
2. Offering curriculum-based education for current health care providers;
3. Disseminating medical information and results of research;
4. Applying knowledge and technologies
5. Influencing public health policy regarding the use of pharmacotherapy in provision of health care.

The Harrison School of Pharmacy has a unique leadership responsibility: to enhance the education of health professionals; to inform the public about pharmacists and pharmaceutical care; to collaborate in solving health problems in Alabama communities; and to enhance the State’s economic development.

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updated March 27, 2006